2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III

2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship
III
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
CitySkierniewice
Dates23–29 July
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Poland (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Gibraltar
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored112 (7.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Eryk Bembenek (11 goals)
Best playerPoland Mateusz Nowakowski
Best goalkeeperGibraltar Joseph Borg
2021 (previous) (next) 2025

The 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship III was the tenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship III, the third level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 23 to 29 July 2023 in Skierniewice, Poland.[1]

Qualification

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Four teams qualified based on their performance in the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers, with the fourth-placed teams qualifiying for the Championship III. The other teams qualified based on their FIH Men's World Ranking

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
17–20 August 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers Ourense, Spain 1  Poland
23–26 August 2022 Vienna, Austria 1  Croatia
24–27 August 2022 Calais, France 1  Lithuania
Glasgow, Scotland 1  Gibraltar
21 September 2022 FIH Men's World Ranking 2  Malta
 Serbia
Total 6

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland (H) 5 5 0 0 45 1 +44 15
2  Croatia 5 4 0 1 22 10 +12 12
3  Gibraltar 5 3 0 2 16 16 0 9
4  Malta 5 1 1 3 14 16 −2 4
5  Lithuania 5 1 1 3 13 18 −5 4
6  Serbia 5 0 0 5 2 51 −49 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[2]
(H) Hosts
24 July 2023
10:30
Croatia  3–1  Lithuania
Jazbec field hockey ball 24'
Žlimen field hockey ball 37'
Fujs field hockey ball 37'
Report Ridlauskas field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
24 July 2023
12:45
Gibraltar  3–2  Malta
Bossano-Anes field hockey ball 19'
Lopez field hockey ball 22'
Balban field hockey ball 32'
Report Z. Degiovanni field hockey ball 50'
S. Plaehn field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
24 July 2023
18500
Poland  23–0  Serbia
Nowakowski field hockey ball 1'
Jarzynski field hockey ball 2'14'25'29'43'49'60'60'
Pawlak field hockey ball 19'
Bembenek field hockey ball 21'34'41'48'
Jarzembowski field hockey ball 23'47'48'
Popowski field hockey ball 38'
Małecki field hockey ball 38'
Głowacki field hockey ball 39'
Kurowski field hockey ball 53'
Koperski field hockey ball 58'
Wachowiak field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Andrija Flikač (CRO)

25 July 2023
13:30
Gibraltar  7–2  Lithuania
Lopez field hockey ball 2'
Hernandez field hockey ball 14'60'
Balban field hockey ball 25'
Caetano field hockey ball 38'51'
Bossano-Anes field hockey ball 39'
Report Jackevicius field hockey ball 12'
Ridlauskas field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Edward Hughes (MLT)
25 July 2023
15:45
Serbia  0–7  Croatia
Report Sluga field hockey ball 8'
Krleža field hockey ball 16'17'20'27'
Fujs field hockey ball 38'60'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
25 July 2023
18:00
Poland  6–0  Malta
Bembenek field hockey ball 15'51'60'
Kurowski field hockey ball 26'
Nowakowski field hockey ball 36'
Pawlak field hockey ball 57'
Report
Umpires:
Andrija Filkač (CRO)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)

26 July 2023
13:30
Serbia  0–5  Gibraltar
Report Balban field hockey ball 6'36'
Stagno field hockey ball 21'
Hernandez field hockey ball 22'
Cerisola field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
David Sweetman (SCO)
26 July 2023
15:45
Lithuania  2–2  Malta
Stankevič field hockey ball 15'
Pocevicius field hockey ball 27'
Report T. Degiovanni field hockey ball 54'
Z. Degiovanni field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
26 July 2023
18:00
Croatia  1–6  Poland
Fujs field hockey ball 29' Report Koperski field hockey ball 18'
Nowakowski field hockey ball 19'
Bembenek field hockey ball 20'22'
Jarzembowski field hockey ball 24'27'
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

28 July 2023
10:00
Lithuania  8–2  Serbia
Balbatunovas field hockey ball 13'29'
Sinkevičius field hockey ball 17'34'
Aleknavičius field hockey ball 27'
Pocevicius field hockey ball 28'
Ridlauskas field hockey ball 30'
Stankevič field hockey ball 54'
Report Losonci field hockey ball 16'
Marjanušić field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Andrija Filkač (CRO)
28 July 2023
12:15
Malta  2–5  Croatia
Chircop field hockey ball 15'
Calleja field hockey ball 57'
Report Krajinović field hockey ball 21'
Ćaćić field hockey ball 27'
Fujs field hockey ball 34'
Sluga field hockey ball 36'
Mesarić field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Sammy Howard (GIB)
28 July 2023
14:30
Gibraltar  0–6  Poland
Report Rutkowski field hockey ball 1'16'37'60'
Bembenek field hockey ball 18'
Małecki field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)

29 July 2023
09:30
Malta  8–0  Serbia
T. Degiovanni field hockey ball 6'58'60+'
Calleja field hockey ball 21'
Agius field hockey ball 22'
Z. Degiovanni field hockey ball 29'
Bajada field hockey ball 52'
Zahra field hockey ball 57'
Report
Umpires:
David Sweetman (SCO)
Marius Cuadrat (ESP)
29 July 2023
11:45
Croatia  6–1  Gibraltar
Krleža field hockey ball 9'17'
Fujs field hockey ball 22'
Grugurev field hockey ball 23'
Ćaćić field hockey ball 40'
Zlatar field hockey ball 59'
Report Hernandez field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Karolis Donculas (LTU)
29 July 2023
14:00
Poland  4–0  Lithuania
Rutkowski field hockey ball 12'
Małecki field hockey ball 26'
Pawlak field hockey ball 28'
Bembenek field hockey ball 36'
Report
Umpires:
Edward Hughes (MLT)
Andrija Filkač (CRO)

Final standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Croatia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Gibraltar
4  Malta
5  Lithuania
6  Serbia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Venues announced for 2023 EuroHockey Championship II and III events". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022" (PDF). International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2023.